Tips For Flying a Drone in the Winter and Extreme Cold

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If you are new to flying drones you might be wondering if you can fly your drone in the winter. Or perhaps if it is really cold outside. How about if there is light snow, can you still fly your drone. In this video, I try to answer all your questions and offer some tips about flying a drone in the winter, in snow, and in extreme cold. It is ok to do but there are some extra precautions you should take to ensure a safe and successful winter drone flight. Tips for flying drones such as the DJI Mini 3, Mini 3 Pro, DJI Air 2S, Mavic 3, and even the DJI Avata in the snow, cold, and winter conditions.
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@offbeatwarble Год назад

Pop the drone in a sealed plastic bag before taking it back indoors or in the car, once it's up to ambient temp remove it, saves condensation buildup on gimbal and circuit boards

@sztiriztaznyisztiricsmorri3612 Год назад

A very important tip in the cold, that you unfold the arms while being in warm, and DONT fold in cold weather, as it may cause damage to the cables!

@JainoCMathew 8 месяцев назад

thats a good point

@rappy90 6 месяцев назад

One thing a lot of drone reviews of the mini 3/4 models is the ability to operate in below freezing compared to the earlier minis

@joestrahl6980 Год назад

Thanks for your tips! I am an occassional drone flyer in southern Sweden. My mini 2 works fine down to about -5C if it gets a little colder it becomes sluggish. Never had any problems with ice build up on propellers because when it gets cold enough here it is also often dry. Best of Shawn's tips (unclear if I spelled your name correctly!) is storing batteries in inner pockets. I could also add: put your used batteries in inner pockets as well to limit temperature shifts when going back in doors.

@richiet6381 Год назад

I just got back from Anchorage about a week ago… It was -21°F. My batteries were warm but maybe not warm enough… As soon as it took off, my drone started shuttering I checked by doing it again, and the same thing happened as soon as I got back to warmer weather flew perfectly. I think it was just too cold for it which is a bummer because it was beautiful.

@Caldor101 7 месяцев назад

I love the tip to stay in your warm car from the video.

@AirPhotography 6 месяцев назад

Indeed. Makes for a much more enjoyable winter flight. Lol.

@ElevationDronePro 6 месяцев назад

Video tutorials do not come any better than this amazing video! Nothing flashy and showy. Just clear and concise information. I cannot thank you enough! Keep up the great work!

@AirPhotography 6 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@DKHD176 Год назад

You always take such great shots of London. I even spotted my neighbourhood once!

@robertbdrone6835 Год назад

Great video appreciate all the information

@skycam509 Год назад

Thanks for the informative video. Here's an additional tip from personal experience: If you have gloves that allow you to fold the tips of the index finger and thumb back to expose them for more precise control, check to see if they have magnets in them to help hold those flaps back out of the way. I couldn't get my compass to calibrate one time after a few tries, and realized those magnets were probably messing with the compass. As soon as I tried it without the gloves on, it calibrated normally.

@AirPhotography Год назад

Great tip. Thanks for sharing

@georgekelly1948 Год назад

Great advice, Shawn. Thanks and cheers from Wisconsin.

@acemannw Год назад

Another thing when it is snowing is I keep the drone in the trunk of my car this keeps the drone and camera below the freezing temps so snow does not stick or melt on contact with my drone. Also help my props from icing due to them being already cold.

@oscarcanelo6262 Год назад

Thank you so much, love your videos,always wonderful information, keep up the good work! Cheers from Albuquerque,NM USA.

@RonaldBrown59 Год назад

I don’t often fly in extreme weather conditions, but if I do, I will follow your tips. Great video Shawn, and thanks for sharing.

@Bisonmaczr2 Год назад

Excellent content. Thank you

@StephanieFerrante_ Год назад

Hey. I cannot wait to get my drone out today. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for the content and hard work.

@michaelpoczynek Год назад

Coffee from Tim Hortons in Canada of course. Good info thanks very much. Happy Holidays! 😀

@lynsmith1096 Год назад

Good tips Shawn

@chriswedgworth Год назад

Great job 👏

@vonheise Год назад

I watch a Canadian cold weather camper who uses a drone and he uses gloves that have no finger tips on them, so I got a pair and they work great. You will get cold fingers over time, however, they still work well if you manage your time.

@WaterfallWhispering 10 месяцев назад

That’s what dji insurance is for!!! 😂

@HebrewNomadOverlander Год назад

Nope I always place my extra batteries in my tactical jacket pocket with 1 or 2 hand-warmers. My hand-warmers work up to 8 hours if properly sealed in a closed space. Works like a charm

@derekdunn9643 Год назад

Before Christmas, we had some snow, but also winds gusting in excess of 40+ mph, coupled with temps that were below 0 or in single digits. Didn't take the drone out in that kind of weather. Think I'll wait for warmer weather.

@majorbrighton 5 месяцев назад

Nice sky at the end. Thanks for the tips. I´m a past drone user, yet had a break from them. Now using a dji air 3 I'm thinking about when I was taking more photography and how back then, it was good practice to have a plastic bag (large one) outside with you, putting your camera inside, meant it and metal parts heated up slowly. If not then you will have issues with internal condense. It´s just a simple tip, yet it depends on just how cold your drone gets I guess. Thanks for the video.

@martinstreasurehunting Год назад

Sounds like common sense to me EH! Cheers from Halifax.

@gimpman1357 Год назад

My hands’ tolerance for cold is the biggest limiting factor for flying on cold days. I won’t fly when temperatures are below 5 C or 40 F and winds above 10km or 6 mph. Wind chill kills. PS. Winter time is for toy quadcopter indoor flying. I have 20 to choose from.

@PtolemyCeasar 5 месяцев назад

I never fly in winter, DJI is an excellent company and i follow there best practises.

@nedcook2 Год назад

Can you provide links to the landing mat and the gloves?

@Jo77We Год назад

Ant tips on ND-filter? Snowy landscapes are bright, but what ND-filter is good?

@dennisbrooks240 Год назад

Check out Hex Armor cut proof gloves for hand launch and hand catch. Do wear a heavy coat to protect your arms. Merry Christmas!

@billmckim532 Год назад

I flew over the ocean yesterday 8 degrees Fahrenheit, no issues

@lensinfield2591 5 месяцев назад

I did a five minute flight at -32c with my mini 2 without any problems. Battery was at 17 degrees after the flight. I was most concerned about possible blade failure.

@DanielBerke Год назад

Not quite Canada-level cold weather, but I was flying my drone yesterday at about 10,000 feet in Hawaii and noticed a bit of degradation in my image quality; when my drone got back I noticed there was a bit of condensation build-up on the camera lens (it's a Mini 3 Pro). Any tips on how to avoid that? (The clouds _were_ starting to come in at about that height while I was flying, so maybe it's as simple as "don't fly while the clouds are coming in at altitude where it's colder"… 😄)

@rikysupercharged6522 Год назад

It’s a common issue among mini 3 pros. The camera lens can be dismounted and cleaned. There are videos on how to do that 😉

@joekaspar8004 Год назад

I fly the mini2 few days ago in montreal which was -20 and drone just fell out of the sky like a dead bird, luckily the snow was deep enough that took all the impact, battery was warm before flying prop were in good condition, what happened i believe for the mini2 the gimbal flex cable have the compass module got frozen, even tho was 12 minutes flight

@SniperPFL Год назад

I'm in Montréal too, will have to wait until it warms up to start flying =)

@rubengarciajr7560 Год назад

I’ve heard the gimbal motors tend to get stiff and throw a gimbal motor stuck error.

@AirPhotography Год назад

I fly quite a bit in the winter and cold temperatures and I’ve never had that problem myself. But I have read of others experiencing similar problems. I think it is rare. One thing that can happen is the rubber dampeners that are attached to the gimbal to help prevent vibrations and Jell-O get a little stiffer in cold weather and don’t offer as much antivibration so you could get some Jell-O in the video on extremely cold days

@washviewphotography3211 Год назад

Could someone please answer why my sd card says low speed please I have a extrem A2 128 gig in the mavric 3 mini 3 and a 64 gig in the R1 controller Many thanks Steve

@sutv6754 Год назад

Try another card. That doesn’t sound right. I try another card.

@sutv6754 Год назад

Try another card. That card should work. Perhaps defective

@MollAs97 Год назад

when i go to take video in cold the camera blurs. is there a solution for this problem? is this an industrial problem?

@AirPhotography Год назад

What drone are you flying? I know sometimes if it’s really cold the dampeners that reduce vibration in the gimbal can get a little stiff and cause Jell-O. I usually get this with my Autel drones on extremely cold days

@MollAs97 Год назад

@@AirPhotography DJI mini 3 pro

@dylancleveland 5 месяцев назад

probably condensation.

@kamikazekaos Год назад

Stay indoors 😎

@goktur Год назад

And use SimuDrone :)

@londenard Год назад

What do you know about cold weather in Canada? Hmmm? Hahaha!

@JosyBanks Год назад

Just ripped up Big Cottonwood Canyon here in SLC and was having so much fun flying in the snow which is how I got here...as I then though...hey maybe you should just do that without knowing some more about it! Thanks and Aloha!

@AirPhotography Год назад

That is awesome!